Dear Families,

I hope everyone had an enjoyable long weekend and managed to survive the Melbourne heatwave!  Hopefully this is not the last of the summer and that the weather is kind to us for the last three weeks of term.

Year 6 Leaders 2024

We are proud to introduce to you our Year 6 Leaders for 2024. The leaders were presented to the school community during Assembly.  They are keen to take on their new responsibilities and have already shown wonderful leadership. 

* a more formal photo will follow as soon as we can *

Parents entering school during teaching hours

Whether you are collecting your child early or dropping off lunch / drink bottles, we request that you come to the office and we will ring through to your child's classroom to avoid disruption & distraction during teaching sessions.

School Photo Update

Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, we have to push the school photo day back into Term 2.  The new date is Wednesday 17 April (Week 1 of Term 2) and will remain as full summer uniform (no runners.  If it's your child's sports day they can bring runners in their school bags).  

Classroom Awards

Beachside Division Swimming Carnival 2024

On Friday the 8th March, St Paul’s had 8 swimmers that competed in 11 events at the Beachside Division Swimming Carnival at the Oakleigh Recreation Centre.  The children represented St. Paul’s in a manner that should make us all feel extremely proud. They did their best in their events against some of the best swimmers in the State and they cheered and encouraged others as they swam.   

Congratulations to:

Lincoln Hall - 1st - Freestyle (Division Record) 1st Backstroke (Division Record)    6th Medley

Ollie Jones - 4th Freestyle , 5th Backstroke, 6th Medley

Greta Brown - 3rd Breaststroke

Louis Hall - 4th Freestyle, 3rd Backstroke, 2nd Relay, 6th Medley

Jack Skinner - 1st Breaststroke, 2nd Relay

Mason Wiley - 5th Butterfly, 2nd Relay

Joey Foti - 6th Medley

Jack Burgess - 2nd Relay

Well done to Lincoln Hall who will now go on to compete at the Regional Finals 

in Freestyle and Backstroke as a result of his amazing results. Lincoln also competed in the Tasmanian Swimming Championships over the long weekend and won 5 gold medals and a bronze medal. Next step is the Olympics!!!!

St Paul’s Open Day and 2025 Enrolments

Our St Paul’s Open Day will take place on Thursday 14 March from 9:30 - 11:00am. Tours of the school will be led by Year 6 students and staff Leadership Team.  Spread the word!  Enrolments for Prep in 2025 open on this day. 

Upcoming Events

Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 March - Grade 6 camp

Monday 18 March - School Assembly

Thursday 21 March - Harmony Day

Tuesday 26 March - End of Term Mass 10am

Wednesday 27 March - Colour Blast 2.30pm

Thursday 28 March - finish 2.30pm

BEGINNING OF TERM TWO

Students return to school for the beginning of Term Two on Monday, 15th April.

Wednesday 17 April - School photos  

Thursday 18 April - Beginning of Term Mass

Have a lovely evening.

Kind regards,

Freda Tahtouh

The Year 6 Learning Team has organised Blookets for Years 2-5 at lunchtimes on Fridays. Blooket is an online quiz game. The Year 6s designed quizzes based on reading, spelling and grammar according to the year level they have been assigned. Last week, was the Year 2 students, who were new to the game. The year 6s helped them log in and to participate. They loved it! It was really great to see so many students participating. This week, Year 3 will have a go! Can’t wait to see you there! 

Jake and Owen

Year 6 Learning Team

?? Just a friendly reminder: Our Year 6 Leaders will be at the gates every morning this week, collecting your Easter treats for our annual raffle and community hampers, including those for families in the Bentleigh community. Thank you to all who have contributed so far! Your generosity is appreciated and makes a difference! ?

?️ Don't forget, purchasing raffle tickets starts next week! ?

Just a reminder that in every classroom there is a Project Compassion donation box for any loose change that your children have. We are collecting money in Term One for the less fortunate communities in countries like Malawi, Samoa and the Philippines. Also, the money from the Easter raffle tickets will go towards Project Compassion.

 Did you know that it only costs $65 to provide a goat for a family in rural Malawi, and that $100 can support local health workers in running a small pharmacy that administers essential medicine to the community in the Philippines?

Thank you to the students who have already donated in their class box.

From the Year Six Social Justice Team

Harmony Day Celebration - Thursday 21st March

Harmony Day is a celebration of cultural diversity and inclusivity. We recognise this on Thursday 21st March. At St Paul’s our Student Representative Council have been collaborating during our meetings to plan a lunchtime filled with fun and laughter for this special day. We have put together exciting activities to promote understanding, respect and friendship among students of different backgrounds. We invite all students to join us and participate in the festivities. We ask all students to wear a touch of orange, whether it's a hair tie, ribbon or pair of socks to show your support for this important day!

The SRC Team and Kassy Wira (Student Wellbeing Leader)